Disclosure & Barring Service and Research Passports

The Criminal Records Bureau has been renamed the Disclosure & Barring Service.

If you will be working closely with children or vulnerable adults (eg research staff with significant contact with children) your appointment may be subject to the University receiving a satisfactory "enhanced certificate" from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

The University complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly and equitably. It undertakes not to dscriminate unfairly against any subject of a certificate on the basis of conviction or other information revealed. 

Additionally, the Research Passport system is an initiative developed to simplify the administrative procedures required for issuing Honorary Research Contracts (HRCs) to researchers who have no contractual arrangements with the NHS but who carry out research in NHS organisations which has an impact on patient care.

Some posts require further checks such as risk assessments, security and/or MOD checks. Your HR Business Partner will advise managers on these, if relevant.